Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Domville, Philippa
Ontario-based actor, writer, and choreographer, born in Montreal, Quebec. She studied at Acadia University and graduated from the acting program at the National Theatre School of Canada in 1991 (which her father, James Domville, co-founded).
She has acted at Canadian Stage (A Midsummer Night's Dream); Theatre Passe Muraille (Indian Medicine Shows); Tarragon Theatre (Within the Glass by Anna Chatterton 2016, The Trouble with Mr. Adams 2015, If We Were Birds, Chimera, Gravity Calling); National Arts Centre (All Fall Down); Stratford Festival (A Comedy of Errors, Fair Liberty's Call); and Infinitheatre (Miss Julie).
She has also acted with the Shaw Festival in The Two Mrs. Carrolls, In Good King Charles's Golden Days, and, in 1999, in The Madras House and Uncle Vanya. In May, 2001, she performed in The Triumph of Love at Artword Theatre in Toronto.
Philippa Domville has worked extensively in film and television.
She is an instructor in theatre movement at Ryerson University.
Profile by Gaetan Charlebois. Additional information provided by Christopher Hoile.
Last updated 2020-07-29
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